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Working primarily with airbrush,
acrylic paint, and colored pencils, fantasy artist Michael Calandra
strives
to create images of a dark and
haunting nature. Often depicting a commanding and sensuous female
figure,
he uses dramatic poses, lighting,
and color to produce atmospheric settings that reflect the essence of
his subjects.
Michael’s fantasy work has been
featured in many publications, including the iconic Heavy Metal
Magazine,
as a gallery artist (March 2007),
three times as a cover artist (September 2007, May 2009, Spring 2010),
and as a 2009, 2010, and 2011 Art of Heavy Metal Calendar artist.
His work has appeared in showroom galleries in International
Illustrator, Airbrush Art and Action,
and is featured in Veronika Kotlajic’s “The Perfect Muse” book, Bianca
Beauchamp’s “Fetish Sex Symbol”, and
“Drakaina – Fantasy of Desires”.
Art Scene International (April 2008)
featured Michael’s art an in depth feature interview and tutorial on
the
creation of his painting “Destroyer”
featuring Bianca Beauchamp. In the Spring 2009 issue, Art Scene
International followed the creation of “Rhiannon” from start to
finished as a published tutorial. Visual Arts Illustrated will feature
Michael's painting "Forever", and Airbrush Step-by-Step
Magazine will showcase "Moon Maiden" (with Veronika Kotlajic) as
tutorials in their fall 2010 issues.
Fantasy author George R. R. Martin
(A Game of Thrones) enlisted his services through Fantasy Flight
Games
to work on the series of game cards
for the A Game of Thrones role playing game.
His work with Image Ten, Inc. is
well known in the horror arena, as he has worked with most of the
original
cast of the 1968 classic Night of
the Living Dead to create cast signed movie posters and character
vignettes.
Michael’s original art and prints are featured on many websites,
including Heavy Metal,
AirbrushTour.com,
His first children’s book, “Strong Head Sam, the Cowgirl Hero” written
by author Mary Papadimos, is available through
Amazon.com
He has an on-going gallery as a featured artist on Heavy Metal
Magazine’s site metaltv.com, and his
digital images are available through Stickerchick and Wireless
Developer as screensavers.
His art can be found all over the
world as book covers, cd covers, illustrations, in private
collections,
calendars, and as licensed images.
Michael resides in Sylvania, Ohio,
where he owns and operates a frame shop and art studio.
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